For his groundbreaking 1948 LIFE magazine photo essay, “Country Doctor” — seen here, in its entirety, followed by several unpublished photographs from the shoot — photographer W. Eugene Smith spent 23 days in Kremmling, Colo., chronicling the day-to-day challenges faced by an indefatigable general practitioner named Dr. Ernest Ceriani.Seven decades later, Smith’s images from thoseContinue reading “38 Amazing Vintage Photos of a Country Doctor While Making Housecalls & Treating Patients in 1948”
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45 Fascinating Historical Photos Volume 4
70 Interesting Photos of Street Scenes in Edinburgh, Scotland in the Early 1960s
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. Edinburgh is Scotland’s second-most populous city and the seventh-most populous city in the United Kingdom. RecognisedContinue reading “70 Interesting Photos of Street Scenes in Edinburgh, Scotland in the Early 1960s”
Dressing a Victorian Woman in the 1860s
At the beginning of the Victorian era, all clothing was hand-made. Because of this, dresses were expensive, and only the wealthy could afford a large wardrobe. The less fortunate wore cast-offs, clothing from second-hand shops, or sewed their own. After the invention of the sewing machine in 1851, the industry began to change. Not onlyContinue reading “Dressing a Victorian Woman in the 1860s”
58 Interesting Photographs That Shows Street Scenes of Georgia, USSR During the 1970s
Georgia is a country located in the Caucasus, at the intersection of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. Georgia is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north and east by Russia, to the south by Turkey and Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. It covers 69,700 square kilometres (26,911 sq mi),Continue reading “58 Interesting Photographs That Shows Street Scenes of Georgia, USSR During the 1970s”
50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1950s Volume 3
34 Vintage Photos Of New York City In 1978
Manel Armengol was in New York in 1977 and 1978. A year earlier he’d been in Barcelona, where he’d witnessed the hated ‘Grises’ attacking people protesting for ‘Libertat, Amnesty, Estatut d’Autonomia’ (Freedom, Amnesty, Autonomy). New York had its own problems. This was ‘Fear City‘. The Council for Public Safety advised visitors never to leave mid-Town,Continue reading “34 Vintage Photos Of New York City In 1978”
51 Vintage Photos of Jayne Mansfield in the Netherlands in 1957
Jayne Mansfield (born Vera Jayne Palmer; April 19, 1933 – June 29, 1967) was an American actress, singer, nightclub entertainer, and Playboy Playmate. A sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s while under contract at 20th Century Fox, Mansfield was known for her well-publicized personal life and publicity stunts. Her film career was short-lived,Continue reading “51 Vintage Photos of Jayne Mansfield in the Netherlands in 1957”
70 Vintage Photos That Show People Had More Class In The Past
48 Vintage Photos Show What Kitchens Were Like in the 1960s
Kitchens are really the heart of the home, and everyone uses them differently. The era of the 1960s was a crazy, eclectic time. Many different styles, influences, and novelties emerged in architecture design. On one hand, you had the elegant, classy and sleek forms from the 1950s and on the other the new colorful, psychedelic,Continue reading “48 Vintage Photos Show What Kitchens Were Like in the 1960s”
